where do u work from?

Hi Jennahunni

Well done on qualifying ..... now comes the hard bit;) Please forgive me, this is just my opinion, but I'm not sure that working from a portacabin would give the right message to your prospective clients. When you say you don't have extra rooms in your house, how about maybe if you have a spare bedroom, you could make it into a small treatment room. When you are starting up, you don't need to make a big professional treatment room, people would understand that you are just getting your business together. Alternatively, what about working in a conservatory if you have one? I have friends who treat people in their living room, they place soft covers over the TV and play nice music and light candles and the client is very happy. Perhaps it might also be an idea to start up as mobile and seeing how that goes, especially if your neighbour is planning to work from home......

Edit to add: Don't forget that your start up costs would be very high if you go for a portacabin. Unless you have a list of clients who are waiting for you to begin, you might be biting off more than you can chew.

Love

Hiya

A friend of mine is setting up from a "portable cabin" - not a Portakabin, the sort you see on a building site, but a sort of log cabin which will have a sauna as well as a therapy room - it's costing her over £5000!

I think you'd be better off looking for rooms in hairdressers or beauty salons if there are no therapy salons near where you are. I've considered setting up at home, but we only have one big room downstairs, and I think my family would object to being thrown out of the living room when they want to watch Dr Who!

Hi Jenna,

Congrats on passing. I agree that it may be a good idea to keep down your initial costs while you are establishing yourself and your clientelle.

I spoke to a fellow therapist recently and we were talking about the pros and cons of working from home e.g. its your personal space, privacy etc and she was saying that her business really took off when she rented a studio, which she is very happy with.

I think she also has built up a really lovely atmosphere there, which the clients also pick up on, dedicated space, light decoration, candles etc. She feels peaceful there and this is passed on to her clients.

Luv Binah
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thanks for the advice. i find it a bit hard because i want to build my clientele but have nowhere to do it and dont want to be mobile as i dont want to carry the portable bed everywhere as its real heavy. i cant seem to work out what to do. ive tried getting into salons but they want experience. i thought working from home would get me experience to get into a salon.

renting a room would cost a lot if i dont have any clients to start with. id be paying the rent and maybe not get any clients until months or so. its so hard.

thats what i meant by porta cabin "portable cabin" but its only costing about £1500.

so confused but thank you anyway.
ill just have to wait until a salon decides to take me on without any experience.

jh x

I work from the second bedroom at the moment. We looked into converting the back of the garage but were unsure as we didn't know how business would go. Because of the costs, we left it.

The ideal is a slightly larger house with a dining room which can be used as a treatment room. I also work from a gym and do mobile. Some treatments are more mobile than others, but it is a pain.

Hadn't thought of a portacabin, have a word with business link and the tax office and check the tax implications of the portacabin, as it does make a difference. Looked on Ebay, some of the prices are great. You're so lucky to have a big enough garden, if you get the right style, it will look brilliant.